Peach Jam

My great-grandmother had a DELICIOUS jam recipe.

My grandpa used to make it all the time.

My grandma even liked it (whoa).

My grandparents taught my mom how to make it, and she taught me how to make it.

and yesterday we had some important jam making going on.

(emergency! my mom was completely out. the horror!) :)

I love it....and i kindof HATE peaches. Its that good. YUM.

Disappointing

I know that I talked about my disappointment with people a couple of posts back labeled "Advice"...

But in the last 2 days i have heard even more awful things said to other people, or done to other people.

Did you guys hear about that poor bus monitor who was tormented by those kids on the bus??

http://flaglerlive.com/40096/karen-klein-school-bus/


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9349023/Bus-monitor-bullied-by-teenagers-on-schoolbus.html

My friend is 30 weeks pregnant...and going through really hard stuff. They found out the baby has a major heart problem. And people, who don't know her or what shes going through, comment on how fat she is, how lazy she is, and how it looks like she "ran out of laundry and rolled out of bed".

Seriously, people?

And then, of course, there is me. My experience with that teenage boy a few days ago.

I've seen people comment on innocent and fun pictures, and turn them into something dirty and unnecessary.

Or purposefully "misunderstand" what you are saying, or trying to say, and make it either dirty, or mean and offensive. 

I dont get it.

Why? Why, do people feel the need to do this to people? Honestly, my hormones are everywhere, and I'm prone to feel deeply for other people who get their feelings hurt, but I've been in TEARS for days because of all the ugly going on in our world.

And there is just so much ugly, so much hatred, so much violence. Why do we feel the need to add to it?

Tired of Tears

I am so sick of being sad.

and i am so sick of crying.

i feel lost.

Advice

I recently have been happy.

having fun.

trying to be a better me.

its been a little bit of hard work, but i was doing it!

and then...

i was leaving work the other day,

and a boy of about 16-18 years of age almost ran me over with his bicycle,

and while he was in the wrong and almost injured me,

he still felt the need to scream out "get out of the way you fat b*tch".

and to add insult to injury he felt the need to start singing about the "fat b*tch" all the way down the street.


Let me give out some free advice.

you never know what people are going through.

if they have a medical issue that has made them gain weight (in which case they know they dont look good already and feel bad enough),

or if they are pregnant.

if they have low self-esteem,

or are depressed.

whatever you think in your head: KEEP IT THERE. DO NOT OPEN YOUR MOUTH if its negative.

the world has enough ugly, it doesnt need you to keep adding to it.

kthanksbye.

Disneyland in Instagrams

you guys.

i cant even begin to tell you how awesome our trip was.

jace went into it thinking he was going to enjoy himself because i was happy.

he ended up having TONS of fun.

 

 

 

 

  

 

and i, of course, almost died of happiness.

25 before 25

my birthday is on Friday! holla!!!


and...I'M GOING TO DISNEYLAND! so excited. 


so in case i don't have time to post...


i wanted to let you all know where i have ended up standing on my 25 before 25 list...

       Andrea’s

       25 Before 25

1.     Read…and FINISH Atlas Shrugged

2.    Play in the rain with Jace—take pictures

3.    MOVE

4.   Do a Super Secret Act of Kindness

5.    Import all cds to itunes

6.    GET PREGNANT

7.    GET OUT OF DEBT

8.    Ride a horse

9.    Celebrate a "made up" holiday—dressing up or decorating included!

10.           Make at least 5 crafts I have always wanted to (ornament wreath, memo board, ,refinish coffee table, make a little girls tu-tu, and booklet for Jace)

11. Enjoy an Arizona sunrise

12.            Literally stop and smell the roses...appreciate their beauty!

13.           Make my grandpa’s peach jam with my mom

14.           Lose 20 pounds!

15.            Have at least 5 new clients for pause

16.           cook homemade meals for 2 weeks straight

17.            Do something that I’m scared to do

18.           Buy a better camera and make sure to take pictures!

19.            Catch up—to date! on my scrapbooking

20.          Start an annual Christmas party

21.            Learn how to use my sewing machine!

22.           Buy a new car

23.          Plant a garden

24.          Go to Disneyland

25.         Take nieces and nephew(s) on a birthday date!

Not too shabby! I've also retained 4 new clients...so i'm close there. And i did take Gracie on her birthday date, but i'm lame and have yet to take Corbin or Aly. 

Last Month in Instagrams

 

 

 

a. decorations for Jace's 25th birthday! blown up 1987 quarters and funny signs!

b. Joe was the baby whisperer. 

c. my mom and joes birthdays!! we went out to dinner to their favorite restaurant.

d. jace's cousin logan got married to rosalice up in utah! jace was the best man, and we were in charge of driving the groom up there. we drove ALL night long.

e. i crossed one more thing off my 25 before 25 list...i watched the sun rise.

f. it rained alot while we were in Utah.

g. on our way home from Utah we stopped at the cabin. it was awesome.

h. we kinda love NCIS.

i. i love my luggage.

j. went to see avengers with both families..."and then shwarma?"

k. jane finally wore the suit we bought her and went swimming for the first time!

l. its gotten really hot. blah.

m. i am offering specials on facials this month!

n. uncle ross gave us his tickets for a dbacks game! right behind home plate and in the 6th row? yeah, i could get used to that!

o. my ring is pretty. i like looking at it.

p. P. SHURMAN (42 Wallaby Way, Sydney). YEAH. that actually happened.